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Editors’ Picks: 15 Favorite Resources for Vacation Rentals (Beyond Airbnb)

9. Crabtree & Crabtree

For rental reccs, Margot goes to her friend Laura Jones, who lives York, England with her British husband (see her kitchen here) and “rents a roomy, well-situated house, every summer, for their far-flung family to gather,” according to Margot. Laura turned her on to Crabtree & Crabtree, good for holiday lets in the north of England. (“They have some lovely places,” Laura reports. “One of them, Milne Graden, is a collection of cottages on a riverside estate which is very present on Instagram.”)

10. Kip Hideaways

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Above: Writes Nell: “For travel sites, I look to Kip Hideaways, who collect ‘small places with soul’ across the UK.” Shown here: the charming White Cottage in Camber Sands, garden included.

11. One Fine Stay

Our group is of divided opinion about One Fine Stay (some of us have had good experiences, others not so great). That said, the site offers a wide range of luxury vacation stays in the main cities of New York, Colorado, California, Wyoming, and Hawaii, plus globally in France, Italy, Thailand, Spain, Indonesia, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

12. Kid & Coe

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Above: For those traveling as a family, Janet recommends Kid & Coe, a vacation site that “focuses on family-friendly rentals–those that also translate into liveable. And their options aren’t limited to travelers with children,” she says. This one, the Olive Tree Residence in Andros, Greece, is on the site’s “under $500 a night” list.